Smyrna times., 1887-07-06
Flags by the Hundreds, and En-
blems of Joy and Rejoicing
on all Hands.
Grand Parade, with Three Brass
Bands and an Orchestra, Two Hose

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Carriages, Many Wagons OfHappv
Children, Bicycle Riders, HOrsemen g.,
The Fourth of July, 1887, was mad
memorable in our local annals h
Its hearty cOmmemoration on Monday
showing that the spirit of '7G had no
oeen lost nor its fires extinguisbed !,
Ihe transmission through III years.
The day dawned bright, with a fresl
south breeze, but a number of persons
some perhaps without the proper ide,
OF patriotism, did not wait for tb,
dawning, but were out with their ex
plosives, individual fUe du joies sborI,
after midnight to the ANNOYANCE y
those who wanted the necessary renos,
and sleep to refresh them for the com.
ing day. At six o'clock the bells nro.
claimed the arrival of another ami.
Versary of Natal independence
and for the people to bestir themselves
for the patriotic duties incident TO tbe
Day we Celebrate" The sonorous
bell Of the Methodist church struck
the Key note, and the rest chimed in
the Episcopal, Presbyterian. School
Hose Company, Taylor's, Tilghman, ,s
Il
ola cracked bella medley of vibra-
tlons, but all set to the tune of Patriot
ism. The most fired up individual in
Cnls department was Geo. w. Tilpbmon
whose bells and steam whistle ,vera
among the first to take up the rafr in
anu seemed lOthe to stop when the
1theTs mad done. This was followed
Dy Mr.. Iilghman with a salute bv @nn
ana anvil for every State in the Union
-3S IN all-and he doubtless would
nave given us an anvil chorusn if the
thlng had been suggested.
Inc intervening time after breakfast
was given to individual house docoro.
Ilohs, and with a unanimity that was
remarkable. There were vprv e.,
houses that hadn't in some form tbo
evidences of nationality disnIaved
somewhere about them. We c6mtoS
aC one house thirty flags. Buntin0 ~
the tri colOrs of red, white and I1,o
lanterns in the Same vor;at..' 80
7 5Ireamers, big, intermediate, and Gttie
lags, acknowledgements, flags protrnd.
ng from windows, striking in ARRANGE
nent, some of which it would he 5Et
usC TO stop and note if there were NOT |
20 much else to describe. Even tbo
adies arranged their corsage bo0natS
n flowers of red, white and blue.
AT nine O'Clock the train arrived
which had the Robbins Hose Comnany,1
II Dover, who had been invited bV oSj
we're the guests for the day of the CT
Iens Hose Company, of this town no
ldes which were excursionists froO,
IOVer, KentOn and ChestertOwn tba
ram coming in from CLAYTON with fonr
ars. The trains at ten and aio',o, l0ul
CIocA aIsO came in with about the
anne number of persons. The Dover
uests were met by detachment Of
ur company and escorted to their
O%oms % under the Town Hall.
Ihe time had come for the forDo-
on OF the line for the parade, and the
Oung marshals were on the alert sonao
Chem with mettlesOme and show,
largers bedecked in some form botS
orses and riders with the notioO"i
'ioTs. They were as follows Herru -,
=. BEL, chief; Maurice B. Collins :
rank J. Williams, Clarence G. Snitb1 .
$, Charles NJ. Wharton, Daniel q =
alIey, William Wright, Howard Snrn. =
ice, Hlrons Denney, Clarence r Bau !,
ono, Walter Voshell, Benton N W. wy =
n, Harvey Spruance. v u !,
The line formed on Iower Mt. y
.eet' and wasn't altogether a hoIidav h
5k 10 the young marshals in getting n n
em IN position. The starting tinee q
Is ten o'clock, but it was nearIy boiF :,
81 before the final word was given ~
10 Or6er OF the procession was as foI, sC
vs. Chlet Marshal in the lead fol
geu nrsG 0y Samuel Taylor. chief Of a,
.lzehs nose Company; and f. CIark m
Iei' anu nrst assistant John Carrov m
V1e Ro0bins Hose Company. the M
ndard bearer of the latter Win a . "
eutIiul silk flag, State CAPITAL Rand 70
lowed by the Robbins Hose Com 10,
ny, Under the command of ass;stoo+ e.
ei II. Reedy. Our Dover 0nests r.
re thus given the position of honor an
me procession and in their dress Of Of
x pants, blue shirts and black bots v,
n red trimmings, 36 strong, or in. cle
ding the band, 48, attracted n good tio
4 VI aICentlon, as with hand hold of or,
rope OF their carriage they tugged EN-
Dugh our streets an hour and a for
rUer IN ''doing" the town and taking WI
M while themselves commanding 40,
efal commepdatOry remarks for q
T fine bearing. 7,
hese were followed by the Middle pat
Il Brass Band in lead of the Citi- arv
Hose Company, of this town. who mas
rnated with the other bands i'm stir stri
music Immediately in the rear of mis-
q came the ensign Of the Citizens we
e Company, of this town, a beauti- tbi.
banner with name and title in Gilt the
srs on one side and on the other roll
eoaS OF arms, the company fol- cbo
ng, 30 strong, under the command die,
sslstant chiefs B. V. Weldon and sell
y. Bailey. A large number of our him
'le mad never seen our firemen in neoI
parade before, and the sight was ioic
Xture OF both pleasure and seem arc
Ihey were dressed in dark nants too,
white shirts, with hats and beits of
White trimmed with red. which nros
o them look cooler than perhans m
ielt on warm. dusty day. They of n,
we're the subjects ofmany ilatterlnS COM
'rks and deseryedly, standing as was
DO ready to throw themselves In in0
breach between every propertv was
sr and the flames of the destr6vinS bnt NM
ent. The carriage of this COM bis a
: which in common with all the nroS,
articles of the parade was dressed Ivorl rUl
emblems most suited to the dav nroh
n impersOnation of the "Goddess p,Sso PSSo
oerty" in the person Of Miss Iizzie d,ross gresS
5, who crowned with the Can IF tbe be9, =
ty, wand in hand, and the Star Sno5
sled Banner wound about her ;nst,, net
Ala9qe one of the most conspicn. hnnd 1o,
otectg Of the procession, obor, n1nu
" followed the little ngmvpnan nos NOS :
engine, that did good 9seryico NV gas.l Mas
the old regime and is preserved ttJ,I P;y,,'
relic, drawn by nineteen bove duiy
laied by Charles Burrows T'ha on yn
and Ladder Truck of The az. were, were
nose Company, drawn bv fonr poU, peo.e !.